Day 23

GEOG 433

Final exam will be Wednesday, April 23rd in this building, Room 111, from 1 to 4, with the exam shared with another class.

• I received some additional links, mainly thanks to Linda and Melissa, which I will share with you. But first I wanted to mention a major omission on my part.

• In the mid-80s, the state of music in Toronto associated with the left was dismal. There were a capella groups (not good a capella), like Red Berets, who used to ride on the back of flatbed trucks singing protest songs to the tune “What Do You Do With a Drunken Sailor,” with refrains like “fight back and defeat them, fight back and defeat them, fight back and defeat them, earl-i in the morning.”

• Then along came the fresh hurricane of the Parachute Club singing “Rise Up”: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JcC-SbcihKI

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• 30 Seconds to Mars: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Kvd-uquuhI and

• Matchbox 20: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5d7EbtLb8ok

• Michael Jackson: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XAi3VTSdTxU

• Vince Vaccaro: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nGuN4fpIglY

• One might also mention Midnight Oil whose lead singer, Peter Garrett, became the Environmental Minister in Australia.

• A Hawaiian protest song by Israel Kamakawiwo’ole: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-AxVB5jOnoI

• I (Linda) mentioned in class about the urbanization and destruction of the natural resources  of the  Hawaiian Islands. This is another protest song called Bruddah IZ ~ E Ala E is a call for justice of the Hawaiian people http://www.youtube.com/watch?list=PL812A6D53543A072D&v=Bw2M3QJ-oR4

• See also: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fu-fRUzxVs4&list=PL812A6D53543A072D; http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HyLY8icyiEE; http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tIjpiFpnil0; and http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Y9WZxPcqFY

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My Songs

 Well, Sweet home AthabascaWhere the skies are so blueSweet home AthabascaLord I’m coming home to youHere I come AthabascaIn Edmonton they love the premierNow we all did what we could doNow Robocall does not bother meDoes your conscience bother you?Tell me trueNow Athabasca’s got the roughnecks andThey’ve been known to snort a line or twoLord they get me off so muchThey pick me up when I’m feeling blueNow how ‘bout you?Sweet home AthabascaWhere the skies are so blueSweet home AthabascaLord, I'm coming home to youSweet home Athabasca, oh sweet homeWhere the skies are so blueAnd the premier's trueSweet Home AthabascaLord, I'm coming home to you…

• I will also play two songs I recorded over 20 years ago in the wake of the first Iraq war. I also wanted to play my version of “Sweet Home Alabama,” but didn’t get to practice it enough:

Big wheels keep on turningCarry me home to see my kinSinging songs about the tarsandsI miss Athabasca once againAnd I think it’s a sin, yesWell I heard mister Young sing about herWell, I heard old Neil put her down  Well, Neil Young will rememberAthabasca man don't need him around anyhow.

 

 

 

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• Today we will hear from Jen on “Riot Grrrl” music, and after that from anyone willing to give a short summary of their final research project.

• I should note that there was some consternation – on at least one person’s part – about the short notice, especially when everyone is already in total stress mode. I apologize for the short notice, but want to clarify that that I am not looking for a major PowerPoint presentation – just a short 5-minute informal conversation with me and the rest of the class addressing: why you picked your topic, did it live up to your expectations, did you find out anything unexpected, and any final reflections you’d like to share.

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